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Folk Costume and Embroidery of East Mulgimaa, Estonia.
Hello all, Today I will continue my coverage of the traditional attire of Mulgimaa by covering the eastern parishes of Paistu, Tarvastu and Helme. I covered some basic information about the Mulgi in...
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Costume and Embroidery of the Bamber, Poznan', Wielkopolska, Poland
Hello all, Today I would like to examine another Town Costume from Poland, that of the city of Poznan' and surrounding area, called the Bamberk Costume. In the years following The Great Northern War...
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Folk Costume of Garitsa, North Epirus
Hello all, Today I will start a series on the Folk Costumes of 'North Epirus'. This is the region in South Albania which is inhabited by a Greek ethnic minority. The term 'North Epirus' is not used by...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of Dropoli, North Epirus
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my coverage of the Folk Costumes of North Epirus by talking about the region of Dropoli, Δρόπολη, Dropull. This region is located in the far south of Albania,...
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Folk Costume of Pogoni, Epirus, Greece and Albania
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on Epirus costumes by talking about Pogoni, Πωγώνι, Pogon in Albanian. This region straddles the current border, with the bulk of it lying in Greece....
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Overview of the Folk Costumes of North Epirus, Albania
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on the costumes of North Epirus with an overview of the area. I have written dedicated articles about the costumes of Dropoli / Dropull and Pogoni / Pogon,...
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Costume and Embroidery of Virumaa, Estonia
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my exploration of the costumes of Estonia by talking about Virumaa. This region is found in the northeast of the country. It includes the parishes of...
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Examples of Folk Costume and Embroidery of Virumaa, Estonia, by Parish
Hello all, Today I want to continue my article on Virumaa, by giving examples by parish. Here is Virumaa within Estonia. Virumaa is a cultural region, not an administrative one....
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Pontic Folk Costume of Sanda, Σάντα, region
Hello all, Today I want to talk about a little known folk costume, that of the region of Σάντα, Sanda, in Pontos, in Turkish Şada, in 1959 renamed Dumanlı. From the 17th century until the "Exchange...
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Folk Costume of Zagori, Konitsa, and Zitsa, northern Ioannina Regional Unit,...
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my coverage of the Folk Costumes of Epirus, or Ipiros, Ήπειρος, by talking about the municipalities in the north of Ioanniana: Zagori, Ζαγόρι, Konitsa...
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Costume and Embroidery of Vooremaa, Estonia
Hello all, Today I will return to South Estonia by talking about the region of Vooremaa. This region is not to be confused with Võrumaa or Virumaa, both of which I have already written an article...
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Costume and Embroidery of Pärnumaa, Estonia. Part 1, Women
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on Estonia by talking about Pärnumaa. Estonia is divided culturally into 4 macro-regions: Lõuna-Eesti - South Estonia, Põhja-Eesti - North Estonia,...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of Metsovo, Epirus, Greece
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on Epirus costume by talking about Metsovo, Μέτσοβο; in Vlach, Aminciu. This municipality lies in the Ioannina regional unit, on the eastern edge, and borders...
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Rusyn Costume and embroidery of the Medzilaborce District.
Hello all, A while back I did a series on Lemko and Rusyn costumes, but never finished. This is because the further east you go in Slovakia, the less information exists. I have recently acquired a...
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Rusyn Costume and Embroidery of Gerlachov, Gerlachiv - Ґерлахів, and Bardejov...
Hello all, I will try to complete more information about Rusyn Costume. This article will cover the information that I have found about the villages around Gerlachov, Gerlachiv - Ґерлахів and the rest...
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Costume and embroidery of La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Part 1...
Hello all, Today I will focus on the folk costume of the town of Orotava, on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, Spain. These islands are located off the coast of Morocco. The Canary Islands had an...
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Costume and embroidery of La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Part 2...
Hello all, Today I will continue talking about the Folk Costume of La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. For general information, see my previous article. Men's ClothingThe foundation layer is...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Province, Ukraine
Hello all, I have recently obtained a book with fantastic detailed photographs of folk costumes of the Poltava Oblast. So I wish to publish some of them here. Poltava is considered by many to be the...
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Folk Costume of Helgoland, North Frisian Islands
Hello all, Today I want to talk about the folk costume of the island of Helgoland, also called Heligoland in English. The natives of the island call it deät Lun -'the Land'. This island lies in the...
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Folk Costume of the Swedish - Estonian islands of Pakri / Rågö
Hello all, Today I would like to talk about a Folk Costume tradition which is no longer alive. This is that of the Swedish Estonian community once found on the Pakri Islands, Pakri saared in Estonian,...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of the island of Hiiumaa or Dagö, Estonia
Hello all, Today I would like to talk about the costumes of Hiiumaa, an Island in the northwest of Estonia. This island is shaped rather like Crimea, with peninsulas at each of the cardinal points of...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of the Hutsuls, Ukraine: Part 1. Nadvirna area.
Hello all, Today I would like to talk about the Hutsul people. I have written about them before, but today I would like to cover all the various subgroups, and exactly where they are found. They live...
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Embroidery of the Hutsul region, Part 2, Rakhiw
Hello all, Starting with this article, I will separate the costume and embroidery portions of each Hutsul region into two, because of the large amount of material available. This article is about the...
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Folk Costume of the Hutsul Region, Part 3 Kosmach
Hello all, Today I will talk about the third region of Hutsulshchyna, and the smallest. This consists of one town, Kosmach. This town is found in the upper Pistyn's'ka river valley, and is rather...
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Embroidery of the Hutsul region, Part 3. Kosmach
Hello all, Today I will talk once more about Kosmach embroidery. I have a couple of old articles on the subject which I will delete, and incorporate the material into this article. This embroidery is...
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